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Wilson audio Maxx best amp match???
Great link Hasse....! 
Speaker power handling
Not sure Rrog, I was only addressing the power situation, not his subjective reasoning for choosing one over the other. I think he did state he has never tried the bigger amp on that speaker as yet.....I do agree the speaker is small for large sca... 
Wilson audio Maxx best amp match???
Lamm M1.2 puts out 480 watts @ 2 ohm the maxx's avg of 3 ohm get's pretty close to making that 98 db @ 9 ft peak without issues...regards, 
Wilson audio Maxx best amp match???
When demoing at shows, ambient noise levels and traffic are usual higher than that of a normal demo, i can see Wilson using high powered SS amps to achieve the necessary Db levels required to show off the Maxx's dynamic capabilities and qualities.... 
Speaker power handling
Rrog, Not a SS crowd, it's more a sounding like live music crowd. -)Not because an amp has 800 watts mean he will be using it all, nor will yagimax be using 300 watts rms, most likely 300 watts music peak and only if he decides to go crazy with th... 
Speaker power handling
Hello Yagimax, I would go to the bigger and better amplifier first , you can upgrade the speakers later. You are most likely to damage your speakers clipping the lower powered PS audio than with the bigger amplifier. regards, 
Speaker power handling
Hello Rrog,If Yagimax wants to drive his speakers to 95 db 9 ft away he will need an amp with at least 300 watts /ch if not to have any clipping...A bad power amp is just that, Bad, big or small. Speaking absolutely due to the dynamic power necess... 
Speaker power handling
Rrog, Please explain your position...I will stand behind mine that i have never encountered a speaker that did not sound better on a bigger amplifier. I'm also not from the school of small amp sounds better than a big un ! never experienced that b... 
Speaker power handling
Shadrone, Port noise would be in significant, because it is rear firing, the only way to do vented speakers for hi-fi listening IMO. The rear vent makes the speaker sensitive to wall placement and with a -3 db down point of 40 hz, it will not be b... 
Speaker power handling
Yagimax,If listening at 9 ft and you do require 95 db , then go for the bigger amp .... 
Speaker power handling
Rrog .. regarding ? 
Speaker power handling
Most if not all speakers will benefit from more power.. 
Speaker power handling
Hello Yagimax, By Stereophile : The Dynaudio Focus 140's estimated voltage sensitivity was 86.1dB(B)/2.83V/m, which is slightly below the average of the speakers Stereophile has reviewed, You never did list your listening distance so i will use 9 ... 
Wilson Audio- The rest of the story
Ricred1, Congrats on you new Sophia 3, great to hear that Wilson stood by their product and made it right for you... regards, 
Electrostat - M-L; Quad or Soundlab - reliable
HJS, Very true and i would suggest looking at the quad ESl 57, the modded ones by PK and others. They are tons ahead of the original and can be driven to some unbelievable levels without issue. In the past i was also fond of both soundlab and acou...